Kharkov Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire founded in 1835. It embraced the historical region of Sloboda Ukraine. From 1765 to 1780 and from 1796 to 1835 the governorate was called Sloboda Ukraine Governorate. In 1780–1796 there existed the Kharkov Vicegerency.

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Country: Russian Empire, Ukrainian People's Republic, Russian Republic, Soviet Union
Inception: 1835

Kharkivcapital Russian Empirecountry Ukrainian People's Republiccountry Russian Republiccountry Soviet Unioncountry Little Russia Governorate-Generalcountry Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republiclocated in

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Country: Russian Empire, Ukrainian People's Republic, Russian Republic, Soviet Union
Inception: 1835